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yá · tooth, molar

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HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #2506
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Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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Shape and proportion

4Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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牙Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 牙

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yáWords pronounced yá
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Example sentences

Notice where 牙 sits in each complete thought.

Zhè bǎ yá shuā shì wǒ de.这把牙刷是我的。

That's my toothbrush.

Source: Tatoeba #12905814 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de yá chǐ méi yǒu wǒ xī wàng de nà yàng bái.我的牙齿没有我希望的那样白。

My teeth aren't as white as I'd like them to be.

Source: Tatoeba #5685903 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì xī bān yá rén, shì bu shì?你是西班牙人，是不是？

You are Spanish, right?

Source: Tatoeba #1089593 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ de yá shuā.这是我的牙刷。

This is my toothbrush.

Source: Tatoeba #13477615 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xū yào yì bǎ xīn de yá shuā.我需要一把新的牙刷。

I need a new toothbrush.

Source: Tatoeba #9049745 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǎ bǎ shì wǒ de yá shuā?哪把是我的牙刷？

Which one is my toothbrush?

Source: Tatoeba #9049744 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 牙 in context

  1. Say yá, then recall the core meaning: tooth, molar.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 牙刷 (yá shuā), meaning “toothbrush”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 牙 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.